Apr
23
Mar
06
The Mediterranean Sea is a biodiversity hotspot of high importance worldwide and hosts significant sea turtle [1] populations across its range for mating, nesting, as well as for feeding and wintering of adult, sub-adult and juvenile individuals. As the largest semi-closed basin on our planet surrounded by 23 countries with... read more →
Mar
06
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper “Delineating foraging grounds of a loggerhead turtle population through satellite tracking of juveniles” by Snape R., Schofield G., and White M,. This paper was published on February 2020 in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems journal. To download... read more →
Jan
29
Athens 28/01/2020 Bern Convention fully embraces MEDASSET’s complaints about important Sea Turtle Habitats! The 39th Standing Committee of the Bern Convention (Council of Europe) on the Conservation of European Wild Life and Natural Habitats fully supported MEDASSET’s complaints about the inadequate protection of crucially important Sea Turtle... read more →
Jan
22
The Center for Biological Diversification is fighting Trump and takes him to the courts for climate change, wild life and public health. So far the Center has filled 183 suits against Trump. One of them concerned Trump's administration failure to protect Green Turtle Habitats ! The National Marine Fisheries Service and... read more →
Jan
21
Australia is being ravaged by the worst wildfires seen in decades with large parts of the country devastated since the fire season began in late July. At least 28 people have died nationwide, and in the state of New South Wales (NSW) alone, more than 3,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged.... read more →
Jan
08
GREECE: Southern Kyparissia Bay and Laganas Bay (Caretta caretta) Threats to Marine Turtles in Thines Kiparissia Bay Kyparissia Bay hosts one of the largest reproductive population across the Mediterranean for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Despite national and international protective legislation and the site forming part of the EU... read more →
Jan
02
Dec
31
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death earlier this month of David Bellamy. Known to millions in the UK through his long TV career as a naturalist, David was a world class advocate and communicator. His love of the natural world shone through his presentation of every... read more →